5 Ways to Celebrate your Leaving Cert Results During Covid Times

As we are living through a pandemic, we have heard a lot about keeping ourselves safe throughout the last year and a half. So how do you get together with your friends safely and enjoy yourselves? While we slowly return to almost normal living, a lot more options are opening up. Before you celebrate and once you’ve decided on what you’d like to do, check the current guidelines to stay within them. Here are five great ways to celebrate your Leaving Cert results with your friends:

1. Garden Party

Invite your friends around for an outdoor BBQ and garden party with some music. Let your neighbours know in advance about what time it will end. Ask your friends to pool together money for food and drinks so it’s not all on you. If you don’t fancy having to cook BBQ for a group of people consider ordering takeaway like pizza for delivery or organise catering in advance.

Entertainment can be hard to plan for 18 years+, you might decide to sit around chatting with music or you could set up a projector and white hanging sheet for a movie, maybe beer pong, giant Jenga or some board games like Cluedo.

2. Restaurant or Pub

Book in advance for a small group to enjoy a meal and/or drinks in a restaurant or pub. If you are all vaccinated, you’ll have the option of getting a table indoors or if not, find a pub with a covered outdoor seating area and enjoy a good catch up with friends! A great website to use is Open Table or just book directly through the restaurant/pub.

3. Go Karting or Paintballing

With most activities open to the public now with COVID 19 procedures for your safety in place, you could enjoy a great day out at something like paintballing or Go Karting! Get a group together and drum up some competition between you for a great day out. There are many options for outdoor paintballing and out-and indoor karting. Don’t forget to book a slot in advance.

4. Ziplining

There’s no better rush than jumping off a ledge and ziplining across a forest at speed! No matter how the Leaving Cert results have gone, ziplining is an excellent way to feel a rush in celebration or frustration. Book a slot in advance and challenge yourself!

If you love water sports and outdoor activities check out this article for some great ideas from The Outsider.

5. Weekend away

Celebrate in style with a weekend away! Plan two nights away in a busy and bustling city or a country getaway with peace and quiet. One night could be a pamper night of spa time if there’s a spa or stay in and do your nails, hair and face masks with a feel-good movie. For night two book dinner and drinks at a local restaurant wherever you choose to go. If you prefer a place to yourselves, check out Airbnb. If hotels are your jam, check out our family breaks section to see the hotels we recommend.

No matter what you decide to do, you deserve a night to remember! Well done to all the Leaving Cert students, these last two years have not been easy and you’ve come through the other side.